Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Summary of Tribal Council
May 17, 2021
The meeting was called
to order at 9 a.m. by Chair-
man Raymond Tsumpti Sr.
Roll call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Anita Jackson, Wil-
son Wewa Jr., Lola Sohappy,
Vice Chair Brigette
McConville, Glendon
Smith, Chief Joseph
Moses. Minnie Yahtin, Re-
corder.
Secretary-Treasurer up-
date with Michele Stacona.
June agenda/review
minutes with the S-T:
· Motion by Wilson ap-
proving the June agenda.
Second by Glendon. Dis-
cussion. Glendon/yes,
Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/yes, Anita/abstain;
5/0/1, Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
Federal and state legis-
lative update calls.
State Legislative Update
Call – Michael Mason
Covid-19 Response
Team update with the
Team:
· Motion by Wilson ac-
cepting the recommenda-
tions. Call for a second.
Third call. Motion failed
due to lack of a second.
Vehicle charging termi-
nals/insurance claim dis-
cussion with Jeffrey
Carstensen, Indian Head
Casino, and tribal attor-
neys.
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,804 that the Tribal
Council approves and con-
sents to the sublease of the
property; That the Tribal
Council hereby authorizes
the Tribal Chair, Vice Chair,
or Secretary-Treasurer/
CEO to sign and execute the
consent for the sublease on
behalf of the Tribe and au-
thorizes the authorized rep-
resentatives or their delegate
to take or cause to be taken
all acts on behalf of the Tribe
to facilitate the sublease. Sec-
ond by Glendon. Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes,
Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, Lola/
yes, 7/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Executive session 1:55-
2:35 p.m.
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,805 that the Tribal Coun-
cil resolves that the Warm
Springs Tribal Court may ex-
ercise personal jurisdiction
over the Tribe’s insurers in
any action by WSCE to re-
cover losses that it, either di-
rectly or through Indian
Head Casino or the Plateau
Travel Plaza, has suffered as
a result of the Covid-19 pan-
demic. Second by Glendon.
Discussion. Glendon/yes,
Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, Lola/
yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Enrollments with Lucille
Suppach-Sampson of Vital
Statistics:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,806 enrolling five indi-
viduals. Second by Wilson.
Discussion. Glendon/yes,
Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/abstain, Anita/yes,
Lola/yes, 5/0/1, Chairman
June 2, 2021
not voting. Motion carried.
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,807 approving the relin-
quishment of an individual
so they could enroll in the
Confederated Tribes and
Bands of the Yakama Na-
tion Reservation. Second by
Wilson.
Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Brigette/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/abstain,
Anita/yes, Lola/yes, 5/0/1,
Chairman not voting; Mo-
tion carried.
Draft Resolutions with
the S-T:
· Executive Session 2:58-
3:15 p.m.
· Motion by Glendon
adopting Resolution No.
12,808 that the Tribal Coun-
cil hereby declares that it is
the decision of the Tribal
Council that the Bureau of
Indian Affairs of the U.S.
Department of Interior shall
be the owner of the new
Warm Springs detention fa-
cility. Second by Brigette.
Discussion. Glendon/yes,
Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/abstain, Anita/ab-
stain, Lola/yes, 4/0/2,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,809 that Jabbar Davis be
granted a fifty year home
site lease in the Schoolie Flat
area on tribal land described
herein... Call for second; sec-
ond call; Second by
Glendon;
Discussion;
Glendon/yes, Brigette/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/yes,
Anita/yes, Lola/yes, 6/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
Warm Springs Power and
Water Enterprise discussion:
Additional one-sixth owner-
ship option with Jim Manion
and tribal attorneys.
· Call for motion. Second
call. Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,810 by the Twenty-Eighth
Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1(e), (f), and (l) of the
Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws and the Bond Ordi-
nance of the Tribe, as defined
in Section 1-Section 18. Dis-
cussion.
Glendon/yes,
Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, Cap-
tain/no, Lola/yes, 6/1/0,
Chairman not voting. Motion
carried.
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Geographic Naming pro-
posal discussion with tribal
attorney Howard Arnett:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,811 that the Tribal Coun-
cil hereby bestows the offi-
cial geographic name on the
creek described in this Reso-
lution, and as more fully set
out in Exhibit A attached
hereto, of ‘Toto Creek.’ And
hereby bestows the official
geographic name on the
meadow described in this
Resolution, and as more fully
set out in Exhibit A attached,
of ‘Toto’s Meadow’, by the
Tribal Council that the tribal
attorney and the General
Manager of the Tribal
Branch of Natural Resources
are hereby directed to notify
the United states Board on
Geographic Names of this
action of the Tribal Council
formally naming these geo-
graphic features so that the
names will be entered into the
Federal Government’s Geo-
graphic Names Information
System as the official geo-
graphic names for federal
map-making purposes and
other federal use. Second by
Anita. Discussion. Glendon/
yes, Brigette/yes, Wilson/yes,
Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, Lola/
yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Other business – Tribal
Council:
· The Secretary-Treasurer
will research older Resolu-
tions regarding Tribal Coun-
cil pay.
Motion by Brigette to ad-
journ at 5:40 p.m.